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General Motors has agreed to sell Swedish carmaker Saab to Spyker

January 27, 2010 | 02:56am CEToriginal
However, GM will retain the stake in Saab, or more precisely, in the acquiring company Spyker Saab Automobiles. Details of the transaction...
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Hyundai has new dealer in Liberec, to open 55th showroom in Czech Rep

January 27, 2010 | 02:46am CEToriginal
Company Stavotranz has been replaced in Liberec by a well-established dealer of several brands, which has built a separate Hyundai showroom. It is a company...
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Chretien (Renault): Automobile market in Czech Rep to stagnate in 2010

January 27, 2010 | 02:39am CEToriginal
Renault sales dropped with the market in 2009. Models Megane/Scenic has been successful, Laguna failed. Dealer network...
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Autobond still negotiating with carmakers three brands to be offered in new complex in Plzen

January 27, 2010 | 02:21am CEToriginal
The company has been offering Suzuki cars in Plzen since October 2009. With whom negotiations are ongoing, as well as the planned construction beginning and opening the complex...
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Auto Jarov to supply limousines Audi A6 to new Prague-based taxi Tick Tack

January 27, 2010 | 01:27am CEToriginal
It will be a unified fleet of cars in white colour and with the same equipment. The volume of deliveries and taxi fares...
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General Motors to resume production of electric engines in 2013

January 27, 2010 | 12:53am CEToriginal
The carmaker is now using electric engines from external suppliers in its electric and hybrid cars. GM invests in the production of electric engines...
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GM has completed restructuring plan for Opel, now to be approved by unions

January 27, 2010 | 12:41am CEToriginal
Belgian trade unionists, however, sued Opel because of the Antwerp-based plant closure, where small SUVs should have been produced...
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Investment funds in USA sued Porsche SE because of investors’ deception in effort to take Volkswagen over

January 27, 2010 | 12:32am CEToriginal
Funds accuse the former executives of Porsche Automobil Holding SE of manipulation of the securities market and are estimating damage to...
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SAIC wants to start production and sales of MG cars in Europe this year

January 26, 2010 | 03:27am CEToriginal
Production will begin in late 2010 at a plant of the bankrupt company MG Rover in the British town...
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AAA Auto currently not to build network of commercial service shops

January 26, 2010 | 03:16am CEToriginal
The company is not compelled to resort to the service because margins on used cars have been left untouched by the crisis as on the new cars...
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LG Electronics deepens cooperation with Volkswagen Group on audio equipment supplies

January 26, 2010 | 03:07am CEToriginal
Volkswagen is being supplied with audio systems by Bosch as well. Details of the new contract with LG including supplies for brands VW, Skoda and Seat...
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Autocentrum Pardubice and Autocentrum Hradec Kralove under new brand Autocentrum Barth

January 26, 2010 | 02:34am CEToriginal
The dealer of new and used cars, such as Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Fiat, has also introduced a new website and logo...
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General Motors considers building another plant in China

January 26, 2010 | 02:09am CEToriginal
GM sales increase surpassed market growth in the country last year. This year it should copy the market. Construction of a new plant would begin as soon as...
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Jaguar Land Rover to decide on closing one of three plants during H1 2010

January 26, 2010 | 01:43am CEToriginal
Car production has decreased in the last two years but Jaguar Land Rover has seen revival in its key markets...
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GM, Swedish Government and Spyker have possibly agreed on Saab sales terms, parties denied it

January 25, 2010 | 11:55pm CEToriginal
According to the interested parties, no decision on Saab has been made so far. Ed Whitacre was confirmed in office indefinitely...
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Auto-Exner opened showroom with new concept Audi Terminal in Prague 9

January 25, 2010 | 11:46pm CEToriginal
It is only the second Audi Terminal in the Czech Republic. This concept of a showroom offers fast service; used cars are sold separately or...
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Auto Palace postponed construction of Infiniti showroom in Slovakia, and replaced dealership head in Czech Rep

January 25, 2010 | 04:01am CEToriginal
Sale of Infiniti cars was under the plan in the Czech Republic in 2009. Norbert Wilhelm has been replaced in the management of Infiniti Centre Prague by...
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Kia Sportage: Third generation to be introduced in Geneva, production to be started in Zilina in June

January 25, 2010 | 03:32am CEToriginal
Recently launched production of the sister model Hyundai ix35 and increasing deliveries to Hyundai’s Czech plant increase production of engines in Zilina...
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Skoda Auto wants to get rid of over 2,400 people this year, mostly agency workers

January 25, 2010 | 03:24am CEToriginal
The number of employees of the Czech carmaker would be reduced by about 10%. According to the company management, the crisis is not over yet...
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Auto Hase expanded scope by another brand, opened Nissan showroom in Stodulky, Prague 5

January 25, 2010 | 02:57am CEToriginal
Nissan thus has a dealer in the western half of Prague after half a year again. Nissan showroom found a place in a complex of company Autocentrum Duba...
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General Motors is interested in Saab sale, production continues

January 25, 2010 | 02:35am CEToriginal
Saab concentrated car production to Sweden; production of the model 9-3 Cabriolet was initiated in Trollhattan on January 12...
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New importer to start with four Jaguar and five Land Rover dealers in Czech Rep

January 25, 2010 | 02:24am CEToriginal
Part of the network are both existing and new partners, however, to some the license has not been extended. Details of sales and service network and further negotiations...
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News in sales to individuals, companies, and within used cars to move up Peugeot by three places by 2015

January 22, 2010 | 01:17am CEToriginal
Fourteen new models are to help by 2012, hybrids and electric vehicles, used car brand Label, rental of products and accessories, and other services...
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Skoda Auto management reinforced by Karlheinz Hell, as board member to be responsible for purchasing

January 22, 2010 | 12:58am CEToriginal
Hell is responsible for purchasing coordination of Skoda Auto as well as of the Volkswagen Group in Central Europe. Post of board member for Production and Logistics...
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Opel to close factory in Antwerp in June, Astra production to possibly move to Bochum

January 21, 2010 | 11:43pm CEToriginal
Overall, Opel is about to cancel 8,300 jobs in Europe, including 4,000 in Germany. This year, the European car market is going to fall according to the Opel head by...
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